Just a Closer Walk Means Continuing in His Word

As humans born in sin, we are trapped in patterns of thought and behavior that lead to death. Christians, however, look to Jesus for a way out of this condition. In today’s sermon, we will hear some practical advice on getting to know Jesus in a more personal and intimate way by using a single, seemingly unimportant, word found in scripture.


Scripture: John 8:31-32

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”


Renewing Reflections

It is our prayer that Renewing Reflections will be a blessing in your life this coming week. This quote is taken from the sermon The Word Makes a Difference delivered on Christian Crusaders September 20, 2009

Many people are missing out on the wisdom and understanding that our psalmist describes for us today. The Word of God will make a big difference in the lives of those who will give themselves over to the endeavor of studying it and applying it to their decision-making. We need the Word in our lives! Martin Luther wrote, “Nothing is more perilous than to be weary of the Word of God. Thinking they know enough, a person begins little by little to despise the Word until they have lost Christ and the Gospel.” Losing the Word means losing Christ entirely.


From the Message

G. K. Chesterton, a well-known twentieth-century English writer, published works on philosophy, ontology, poetry, Christian apologetics, fiction, and many other subjects. He is often referred to as the “Prince of Paradox,” making his point whenever possible with popular sayings, proverbs, and allegories. While attending college to become an illustrator, he began working as a freelance art and literary critic. He later wrote a weekly opinion column in a daily newspaper and a weekly column in The Illustrated London News. Altogether, Chesterton wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, 200 short stories, 4,000 essays, and several plays. He even wrote articles for the “Encyclopedia Britannica,” including the entry on Charles Dickens and part of the entry on Humor in the 14th edition.

As a young man, Chesterton was fascinated with the occult. As he grew older, however, he increasingly grew orthodox, using Christian themes and symbolism in much of his writings. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1922, and near the end of his life was invested by Pope Pius XI as Knight Commander with Star of the Papal Order of St. Gregory the Great. Chesterton died in 1936, and the homily contained these words: “All of this generation has grown up under Chesterton’s influence so completely that we do not even know when we are thinking Chesterton.” (Parts taken from Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton)


On the Light Side

IF . . .
If April showers bring May flowers then what do May flowers bring?
Pilgrims!

If you crossed a cocker spaniel, poodle, and a rooster what would you get?
A cockapoodledoo!

If a dictionary goes from A to Z, what goes from Z to A?
A zebra

If you drop a white hat into the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet.

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry?

If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done?